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. 2023 Jun 1;28:284–310. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.05.014

Table 3.

Effect of nanoparticle shape and surface charge on macrophage polarization for tissue engineering.

Type of nanoparticle Size (nm) Surface charge Macrophage polarization References
Silica NPs 10–1000 Negative M1-type [108]
Gold NPs 10–300 Negative M1-type [108]
Iron oxide NPs 30–280 Negative M1-type [108]
Polyurethane NPs 35–60 Negative M1-type [109]
NH2-polystyrene NPs 200 Positive M2-type [110]
PDA-modified Fe3O4 MNPs 107 Positive M2-type [111]
Hyaluronic acid-modified PEI-pDNA NPs 120 Positive M2-type [112]
Paramagnetic Fe3O4 MNPs 15–30 Positive M2-type [113]
Folate-modified Ag NPs 28 Positive M2-type [114]
Berbarin-loaded bilirubin-IgG NPs 15 Positive M2-type [115]
Poly-(lactic-co-glycolic) acid-Dox (PLGA-Dox) NPs 76 Negative M1-type [116]
Silymarin-PLGA NPs 180 Negative M2-type [117]
Fe3O4@C/MnO2 yolk-shell NPs 160 Negative M2-type [118]
Citrate-capped AuNPs 13–22 Negative M2-type [119]
Dox-loaded shMF NPs 150–160 Negative M1-type [120]